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Super Pantendo : The New Retro?

The Super Pantendo is a passion project by its creator. There is no private investor or crowdfunding for the project, just a madman and his dream.

This custom built arcade system plays over 6000 different gamesfrom an impressive array of retro home gaming consoles. All of thehardware and software scripting found in this cabinet is custom madesolely for use in the Pantendo. The unit greets you with a selection of16 different retro home gaming consoles after turning on. Once you haveselected one console, you are given the choice of any game from thatconsole's available library. After you have selected the console andgame, the game will start up immediately with a pixel perfect recreationof the original product and will be 100% playable.

What really sets this arcade unit apart is the intense attention todetail. Every game found in the machine has been playtested to ensureauthenticity to the original game found on the home consoles. Anyone whohas played "old school" or "retro" video games will immediately see thequality and care put into this device, and any person at all will findendless hours of entertainment as there are so many games to be enjoyed.No effort has been spared to make the experience seamless, flawless, andperfect. The idea is that you could walk right up to the machine andjust be a couple of button taps away from your favorite game no matterwho you are. This is the new retro.

(Unfinished Interface)

Now, with all of that being said, the unit is not 100% complete. Theunit is completely playable and playtested. The creator, a man going bythe name panopticon36, claims that the only things left to be done arebasically cosmetic adjustments and additions. The machine is basically ahighly sophisticated dedicated emulation box where the appropriateemulator loads a specific configuration file for each individual game tohelp ensure accuracy.

(The Super Pantendo Cabinet)

The project has its own website/blog at Pantendo.com where you can vote about different development topics, get some free merchandise, browse the game library, or just look at development pictures. The creator tries to post new content at least once every week on the site. Supposedly even bigger things are on the horizon for the project. You will want to be keeping a close eye on this one...Pantendo.com